PARK TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM) – A Lakeshore school district figuratively gauged the winds last night to see if a bond proposal could fly.
The first of four scheduled “community meetings” was held in the south building of the West Ottawa High School campus before about 30 attendees. Administrators want to gauge public sentiment over a possible 95 million-dollar bond proposal that would be before voters next May.
WO is already halfway through 90 million dollars worth of improvements funded through the approval of a bond proposal four years ago. In a statement, district officials say that they can seek more bonds now “due to savings achieved by an improving economy, lower interest rates that have enabled (the district) to refinance current bonds, and taking a conservative approach to spending money.”
Before deciding whether to ask for another bond, Superintendent Tom Martin and other West Ottawa leaders are holding the meetings to go over progress on the current improvements, detail results of a community survey taken earlier this year, present ideas for improvements proposed by retained architects, and see what projects would get the most support.
The next scheduled “community forum” is back at the south building of West Ottawa High School on October 8th. More detalis can be found here.
